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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Divisadero: Dramatic hybrid ranges from spellbinding to murky by J. Kelly Nestruck

A mixture of poetry reading, cabaret act and radio drama, this stripped-down show has moments of startling beauty

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 02:12PM
Tuesday, February 8, 2011

The enduring appeal of Michel Tremblay by J. Kelly Nestruck

New translations and revivals are giving a shot of Botox to plays written decades ago

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:30PM
Friday, February 4, 2011

Toronto’s Soulpepper theatre embraces new business model by J. Kelly Nestruck

For its 2011 season, the non-profit company will schedule its production lineup based on audience demand, but will it mean more bums in seats

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:30PM

Admiring Strindberg doesn’t mean we like him by J. Kelly Nestruck

Winnipeg’s Strindberg festival opts for many ‘re-imaginings’ of his plays in order to get around the Swedish playwright’s harsh misogyny

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:30PM

Oleanna: A political correctness nightmare played just right by J. Kelly Nestruck

Soulpepper remounting makes it clear who the villain is

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:50PM
Monday, January 31, 2011

Barrymore: Plummer’s electric performance transcends slight play by J. Kelly Nestruck

His affection for the ‘clown prince’ of U.S. acting royalty becomes infectious

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 02:31PM
Friday, January 28, 2011

No small feat: Getting Miss Julie almost right by J. Kelly Nestruck

A crisp, well acted production in Winnipeg struggles with the play’s extremes

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:30PM
Thursday, January 27, 2011

The Wild Darkness: More of a tame darkness by J. Kelly Nestruck

The pictures director Pippo Delbono creates with his crew are often beautiful, but the effect is mostly lifeless and dull

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:55PM
Tuesday, January 25, 2011

In all Earnestness, how’s Brian Bedford doing on Broadway? by J. Kelly Nestruck

Brian Bedford’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest for the Roundabout Theatre Company - based on his Stratford Shakespeare Festival production of 2009 - opened on Broadway a …

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:43PM
Friday, January 21, 2011

Ruined: An earthquake of acting that will shake you by J. Kelly Nestruck

Yanna McIntosh’s performance illuminates a prize-winning drama about a horrific African conflict

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:59PM
Monday, January 17, 2011

‘The Mill’ quartet is one play too long by J. Kelly Nestruck

All the charming Canadiana that made the exercise original in the first place is lost in the final chapter

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:32PM
Sunday, January 16, 2011

Famed Stratford director Michael Langham dead at 91 by J. Kelly Nestruck

English director solidified Stratford Shakespeare Festival, worked with company at various points over 52 years

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:29PM
Friday, January 14, 2011

Seventh time around, Wingfield remains pleasant company by J. Kelly Nestruck

His relaxed ruminations are filled with fascinating details about the complexities of the supposed simple life

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 02:53PM
Thursday, January 13, 2011

Winnipeg theatre launches major capital campaign by J. Kelly Nestruck

Prairie Theatre Exchange hoping to raise $2.2 million

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 02:41PM
Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Next Stage Festival a spinoff in need of a focus by J. Kelly Nestruck

Festival productions offer potential but lack driving force

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:30PM
Monday, January 10, 2011

Shootings put Sondheim’s ‘Assassins’ into sharp relief by J. Kelly Nestruck

Adam Brazier’s superb production unpacks the sinister side of the American Dream

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:56PM
Sunday, January 9, 2011

Peter Donaldson’s death called a big loss for Stratford Festival by J. Kelly Nestruck

‘We’re only left to wonder what his Lear would have been like, what his Prospero would have been like’

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:32PM
Friday, January 7, 2011

Molière update feels far removed by J. Kelly Nestruck

The 17th-century French comedy has been transposed to modern-day London, but its British references make it less accessible

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 07:59PM

The Misanthrope: Molière update feels far removed by J. Kelly Nestruck

The 17th-century French comedy has been transposed to modern-day London, but its British references make it less accessible

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 07:59PM
Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Parade is cold Manhattan music in a hot Southern setting by J. Kelly Nestruck

There is plenty of intrigue in the original story, not so much in this production

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:15PM
Tuesday, December 28, 2010

2010: The year of the amateur critic (Stephen Harper included) by J. Kelly Nestruck

Theatre critic J. Kelly Nestruck rounds up the year in theatre

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:00AM

Take a bow, amateur critics by J. Kelly Nestruck

Critic J. Kelly Nestruck rounds up the year in theatre

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:00AM
Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Peaches Christ Superstar: A stellar kick-off to the inevitable Lloyd Webber resurrection by J. Kelly Nestruck

The Canadian electro-pop queen nails every role in Jesus Christ Superstar

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:56PM
Tuesday, December 21, 2010

SummerWorks and Canadian Heritage: It's not a scandal – it's a good news story by J. Kelly Nestruck

SummerWorks artistic producer Michael Rubenfeld comes under fire for a play about the arrest and trial of "Toronto 18" terrorist Shareef Abdelhaleem and for filing a grant applicatio…

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:36PM

The unlikely resurrection of Peaches by J. Kelly Nestruck

The raunchy electro-rap musician is bringing her love of Jesus Christ Superstar to the stage

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:00AM
Monday, December 20, 2010

‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ still brings the funny, but not as much by J. Kelly Nestruck

A hit in Stratford, it seems to have lost something en route to Toronto

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:33PM

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Dark lyrics, obvious rhymes and one sizzling performance by J. Kelly Nestruck

The stage version of the children’s favourite is no new Christmas classic, but it has its moments

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 10:17AM
Friday, December 17, 2010

Stratford Festival gets the travel itch, takes shows on the road by J. Kelly Nestruck

One 2009 show comes to Toronto, and Brian Bedford will star in a New York production based on his Stratford show

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:30PM

Much-watched Spidey ‘working very well right now,’ says Julie Taymor by J. Kelly Nestruck

‘Spider-man: Turn Off the Dark’ has been unfairly scrutinized in previews, beleaguered director claims

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 02:40PM
Friday, December 10, 2010

Bono gives Oakville family a sneak peek of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark by J. Kelly Nestruck

Globe-trotting rocker helps make an Oakville family's weekend in the Big Apple

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:36PM
Tuesday, December 7, 2010

A chance to see the hoodie Hamlet live (sort of) by J. Kelly Nestruck

Rory Kinnear’s award-winning National Theatre performance can be seen at selected Canadian cinemas on a time delay from London Thursday night

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:42PM

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